Minimum pricing defeated in Scotland
Minimum pricing defeated in Scotland
Sep 22, 2010 6
Scotland’s plans to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol are in tatters after opposition politicians defeated the proposal at the committee stage. A Scottish Conservative amendment to remove the plan to introduce a 45p per unit minimum price was passed by five votes to three by the health committee at Holyrood.
The Scottish National Party had argued that minimum pricing was a necessary weapon in the battle against excessive drinking in Scotland, but only the Greens supported the move.
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